AI-Driven Principal Designer — HIG & Governance

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 234 000 - 330 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Résumé du poste

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Principal Designer for Cloud Control Guidelines & Governance to steward the Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) across product groups. You will drive alignment, establish taxonomy, and create shareable rules, engaging design systems, Studio engineering, and product teams.

An AI-first approach will underpin governance, content operations, and validation processes. You will lead a cross-functional X-Team to ensure decisions are clear, scalable, and revisitable as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in design and governance.
• 10+ years in product design, information architecture, or design systems.
• Experience applying generative AI/automation to research synthesis, prototyping, or validation workflows.

Responsabilités

• Lead the evolution of Cloud Control’s HIG from framework to adopted capability across product groups.
• Define information architecture, taxonomy, naming, and experience rules for faster, clearer product decisions.
• Establish and run cross-functional HIG X-Team/guild to drive contribution pathways and escalation.
• Partner with design systems, Studio engineering, and product teams to convert guidance into machine-readable rules and evaluation criteria.
• Use AI tools to accelerate synthesis, change management, and validation for a reliable release cadence.

Connaissances

AI tools

HIG knowledge

Info architecture

Design systems

Governance

Formation

Advanced degree required

Description du poste

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Principal Designer for Cloud Control Guidelines & Governance to steward the Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) across product groups. You will drive alignment, establish taxonomy, and create shareable rules, engaging design systems, Studio engineering, and product teams.

An AI-first approach will underpin governance, content operations, and validation processes. You will lead a cross-functional X-Team to ensure decisions are clear, scalable, and revisitable as